The city of Grovetown is offering families a chance for one last hoorah before school begins.

The Dogs Days of Summer Carnival will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Liberty Park Community Center, 1040 Newmantown Road.

The festival includes arts, crafts, vendors and live entertainment from the Douglas Brothers.

Family-friendly activities include bounce houses, inflatable slides and carnival games and rides, including a trackless train and a childrens’ Ferris wheel, said Jennifer Evans, Grovetown Community Events Coordinator.

The county-line “food fight” not only generates donations to fight hunger, it also addresses the common misconception of poverty in Columbia County, Beeland said.

“People don’t think there is a need in Columbia County,” she said. “There is a great need, just as much as Richmond County, but there isn’t a lot being done over here.”

There are 620 families receiving assistance from the Columbia County Cares food pantry, said director Dave Iverson. Of those families – all living below the poverty level – about 400 visit the food pantry every month.

The Marine Corps League Riverfront Marines Detachment 1132, meets the second Thursday of each month at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1002 Carolina Ave., North Augusta, with dinner at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. Contact Paul Brewer at (706) 306-6667 or usmc1008@bellsouth.net.

Ostomy group

An ostomy support group will meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Barney’s Pharmacy on Peach Orchard Road in Augusta. Call (706) 798-5645.